A Year Later, Newtown Parents Still Picking Up the Pieces

Families of Children Slain Grieve, Cope and Find Purpose in Advocacy

NEWTOWN, Conn.—Scarlett Lewis first returned to Sandy Hook Elementary School last Christmas Day, just more than a week after her 6-year-old son, Jesse, died there.

The cold ground outside was flecked with glass, blasted there by Adam Lanza, who stormed the school and fatally shot 20 children and six adults. Ms. Lewis bent down and picked up one of the shards. She later had it made into a necklace.